Chu Lo Cherry Sour 330ml x 12
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| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Serving | 100ml | 330ml |
| Energy | 97KJ / 23 cal | 273 kj/ 72cal |
| Fats | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.9g | 15.2g |
| Of sugars | 4.8g | 14.80g |
| Protein | 0g | 0g |
| Salt | 0.0125g | 0g |
Red Cherry Juice from Concentrate (17.7%), Water, Sugar, Acid (Citric Acid), Flavouring, Colour (Anthocyanin), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate), Sweetener (Stevia Extract)
Cherry Sour is the newest addition to our premium range of Japanese-inspired sour soft drinks!
We released it just in time for cherry blossom season in Japan, after teasing a new flavour for some time.
So, we hope you love it just as much as we do! Chu Lo Drinks began with a trio of flavours (Lemon Sour, Apple Sour, and Peach Sour) back in 2019 when the company started.
Now, in 2022, comes the first addition to these three flavours. What’s more, it’s one of three seasonal new product developments being released this year!
Cherry Sour took six months to develop, and at the moment it’s limited edition. But! If it’s popular, it’ll become part of the main collection!
What Does Cherry Sour Taste Like?
Cherry Sour is made with 17.7% fruit juice and has a complex, dark cherry taste with the familiar sour fizz kick of all Chu Lo flavours.
It was an immediate favourite in taste tests, and, as always, Chu Lo Drinks’ new flavour is low sugar, vegan-friendly, gluten free, aspartame free, and has no alcohol! In fact, Cherry Sour has less than 70 calories per can.
Making sure the drink is “sour enough” is also a big focus for us. We wanted to make sure that Cherry Sour isn't just a cherry soda, but a uniquely sour and premium soft drink.
“Cherry Sour has a complicated flavour, and for a non-alcoholic drink," stated Chu Lo founder Steph Buttery. "It really gives a fun experience.”
The Chu Lo Story
A DELICIOUS JAPANESE INSPIRED PREMIUM SOFT DRINK LOVINGLY CRAFTED FOR THOSE WITH A THIRST FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
That’s what Chu Lo’s all about. It’s been quite an adventure building the Chu Lo drinks brand – a story I’d love to share with you. Join me, Stephanie Buttery, on the exciting journey of turning my Japan-inspired soft drink dream into thirst-quenching reality…
IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I TRAVELED WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY TO TOKYO WHERE I TASTED THE HUGELY POPULAR ALCOHOLIC DRINK CHUHAI.
I LOVED THE TASTE BUT BACK IN ENGLAND THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE MARKET QUITE LIKE IT AND SHIPPING THE DRINK FROM JAPAN WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
SO I SET TO WORK MAKING THE DRINK FOR MYSELF... AN AUTHENTIC-TASTING, ALCOHOL-FREE, SOUR FRUIT SOFT DRINK.
JUST WHEN THINGS WERE COMING TOGETHER, THE PANDEMIC HIT. WITH RESTAURANTS AND STORES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS, DELIVERING CHU LO TO THIRSTY CUSTOMERS PROVED A CHALLENGE.
BUT IN NO TIME AT ALL, CHU LO WAS BACK ON TRACK, FEATURING ON TV, WINNING AWARDS AND TEAMING UP WITH MAJOR RESTAURANT FRANCHISES.
As some of you may know, the drink Chu Hai was the original source of inspiration for our founder Steph to create her brand, Chu Lo. It all started back in 2012 when Steph travelled with the British Royal Navy to Tokyo where she tasted the hugely popular alcoholic drink Chu hai. She loved the taste but back in England there was nothing on the market quite like it and shipping the drink from Japan was out of the question, so she started Chu Lo!
Now, although you may love Chu Lo, or are curious about the taste of it, we thought we would share some knowledge as to what the inspiration behind it actually tastes like, and what is Chu Hai? Chu Hai is a Japanese cocktail drink, which incorporates fruit juice, traditionally lemon, with sochu and sparkling water.While chu hai is a staple of the bar world, it truly grew into an independent phenomenon with the introduction of canned chu hai.
The alcohol element comes from the sochu within the drink, sochu is similar to vodka as we know it, but has Japanese origin. This gives it its unique flavour, compared to cocktails back in England! Its alcohol content can range from as low as 3% to around 9% depending on which brand you are buying from.
It has quite a long history, with its first appearance in Japan after WWII. After the war, there was an alcohol shortage, so people began producing shochu at home using ingredients like sweet potatoes, brown sugar and buckwheat. This was a cheaper alternative to drinking whiskey. During this time, shochu did not have a favorable taste, leading to people mixing it with soda water, making it easier to drink. This drink was known as shochu highball, which was shortened to chuhai. Each person adopted the mixed drink and made it their own by adding juices, syrups, or teas.
All in all, we get why Steph was fascinated by this great drink on her visits to Japan, and it has lead to Chu Hai being available in non-alchohhlic form here! If you want to compare the tastes of Chu Lo and Chu Hai, head to our online shop to purchase some, and why not go to your local Asian supermarket and pick up some of the OG Chu Hai and let us know how they compare?!